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SPS Recognizes Inspiring Physics Outreach with Blake Lilly Prizes

SEP 15, 2009
Physics Today

“I want to be an astrophysicist!” exclaimed a seven-year old girl talking to a graduate-school-bound physics club member during Wooster College’s first annual Community Science Day. Wooster, along with four other schools, are recipients of a 2009 Blake Lilly Prize . These annual awards recognize SPS chapters and individuals who make a genuine effort to positively influence the attitudes of school children and the general public about physics.

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